%A N Manickam %A R Misra %A Shanmugam Mayilraj %O Copyright of this article belongs to Wiley. %J Journal of applied microbiology %T A novel pathway for the biodegradation of gamma-hexachlorocyclohexane by a Xanthomonas sp. strain ICH12. %X This study demonstrates the isolation and characterization of a novel HCH-degrading bacterium. Further results provide an insight into the novel degradation pathway which may exist in diverse HCH-degrading bacteria in contaminated soils leading to bioremediation of gamma-HCH. %N 6 %P 1468-78 %V 102 %D 2007 %I wiley %L open1051